About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherShell Educational Publishing

ISBN-101425817351

ISBN-139781425817350

eBay Product ID (ePID)22038547868

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameClose Reading with Paired Texts, Secondary

Publication Year2018

SubjectTeaching Methods & Materials / Language Arts

FeaturesRevised

TypeStudy Guide

Subject AreaEducation

AuthorLori Oczkus

SeriesClose Reading with Paired Texts

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight11.5 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

Grade FromSixth Grade

IllustratedYes

Grade ToEighth Grade

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisWith pencils, highlighters, or pens in hand, students will read and analyze various types of texts to get the most out of the rich content. Students' reading skills will improve as they Learn to use close reading strategies on their own! Lessons focus on the reciprocal teaching method and are designed to make close reading strategies accessible, interactive, and fun for your students! Each easy-to-follow lesson plan offers a practical model built on research-based comprehension and fluency strategies. This engaging resource provides students with opportunities to: analyze pairs of texts across multiple content areas, answer text-dependent questions, compare and contrast texts, reread texts for various purposes, communicate with classmates, choose activities to build their fluency, writing, and comprehension skills. Book jacket., Prepare middle school students for college and career with 12 close reading units designed to support content-area instruction and literacy development. Each unit includes text-dependent questions and paired fiction and nonfiction texts., Engage students in complex literary strategies as they dive into exploring rich pairs of fiction and nonfiction texts. Written by Lori Oczkus and Timothy Rasinski, this resource brings together two key strategies from the Common Core State Standards: close reading of paired texts. It provides teachers with the opportunity to use close reading strategies, reciprocal teaching, paired fiction/nonfiction texts, text sets, text-dependent questions, and hands-on activities. It includes 12 units across 4 content areas: language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Key differentiation strategies used in today's classrooms are provided including open-ended tasks and activities strong for multiple intelligences, and each unit includes text-dependent assessment for each text type. Aligned to McREL and Common Core State Standards, this resource prepares students for college and career.

As told toRasinski, Timothy